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Yeah Zedmeister, where did you get this picture? It's not in the WarCom article.

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
So, uh... what the heck are those yellow rings?

I can't find the post right now, but I believe it was stated that the yellow rings are "action markers" so that you can mark which have already been activated/used.

Could also be used for statuses, like down or stunned? I understand that a bunch of folk have wanted those as an alternative to knocking over their nicely painted models…

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
So, uh... what the heck are those yellow rings?

I can't find the post right now, but I believe it was stated that the yellow rings are "action markers" so that you can mark which have already been activated/used.

I thought they were called "skill bands" but I also can't find them now, were they removed from the Warhammer Community post? I could have sworn they were on this page...

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/11/26/blood-bowl-blood-angels-battle-companies-next-weeks-pre-orders/

I heard that they were skills bands as well, but they only showed yellow... which is a bit unhelpful.

The cards were very interesting at first... but less so as I find out more about them.

Alminac is hit or miss for me... if it has everything published so far, than I might pick it up. I have Season 1, but nothing tempted me to buy Season 2 yet.

According to the White Dwarf blurb about them:

"These handy orange rubber rings can be wrapped around a model's base to mark it out - perhaps to shot that the player has fallen flat on their face (without risking your magnificent paint job) or perhaps to indicate a particular state they're in. There's six orange rubbber rings in a pack and they're designed to fit onto 32mm bases."

So, basically a single color, overpriced loom band set.

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
Yeah Zedmeister, where did you get this picture? It's not in the WarCom article.

Odd, they appear to have been removed from the article but not the image itself...

There is a double-sided Goblin pitch together with the Winter pitch and some more in a two-page BB ad in the new WD. Not sure if the former was already available.

Looks like those bands are free if you spend £25 on the online store:

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/FREE-Blood-Bowl-Skill-Bands-2017

 Fugazi wrote:
Can someone explain the team cards to me?

From their site:

Accompanying the Elfheim Eagles is a range of accessories designed to make managing your Blood Bowl team simple, including team cards. These are can be used to track special plays, players and skills gained during tournaments, and are a great way to avoid any mucking around with notepads and bits of scrap paper during your games.

So...they're...blank cards?

In addition to blank cards and reference cards, the team packs include:
Elf: - The following 5 Special Play Random Events cards: Enjoy your trip?, Ref's Favourite, Martial Training, Enforcer and Quick Thinking;
- The following 5 Special Play Miscellaneous Mayhem cards: Luckstone, The Phoenix, Keep it Moving, Technicality and Stubborn Determination;

Human: - 8 Special Play cards: Mercenary Meteormancer, Experimental Footgear, The Protegé, Bad Burger, Rowdy Wizard, Hungry Griffon, Steelhelm's Sporting Tonic, The Latest Techniques.

Orc: - 5 Special Play cards: Spear Chukka, Shamanic Ju Ju, Unforgiving Fans, Fungus Brew, Squigeon Away;

Ancient Otter wrote:
Shades pure is getting card sleeves, will GW have a brainfart and do some for other games like Bloodbowl? Proabably not...

This post aged well.

Listen to the warhammer live interview the other day. Nurgle is coming soon but not next. Lizardmen are still a way off. The next team will be 'surprising'. The almanac is not just a reprint of one and two but has a few things tidied up. It will include the FAQs that have been released so far as well as the white dwarf stuff.

The next team will be something surprising eh? Well what counts as surprising. I suppose chaos dwarfs, brets, amazons, vampires, Ogres, khemri and norse would fit. That is a lot of options though, BB really does have some unique teams to choose from. I'm kind of hoping it's not khemri or ogres though...i'd rather see them towards the end.

Stormcast blood bowl team confirmed!

Sunny Side Up wrote:
Stormcast blood bowl team confirmed!

That would simultaneously be surprising and unsurprising

Halflings perhaps?

Dang, elves are looking good!

They can be battlefield converted too. The ones passing the ballor going for a pass would be easy to give a bow to.

At £30 the Almanac is quite good. It's cheaper than both Death Zones together, hardback, and includes all of the White Dwarf stuff AND minor corrections and streamlining.

Excellent for anyone who hasn't already bought the material previously, but I'll still be picking one up for the fact that it's hardback alone.

I know people have complained (because what else would they do?) but this really is how "old GW" used to operate. Issue new rules via the magazines and then scoop it all up with some errata (or not!) for a collected edition. Welcome to every Compendium that came out between 1984 and 1992!

Indeed; at least these days they leave out the ads!

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
So, uh... what the heck are those yellow rings?

Basically markers for whatever you want as a visual reminder.

Want to remember which models have block?
Remember which is under the effect of a special play card
Remember who needs a TD to skill up

Similar items have been available for years so GW have decided to release the same thing

 Theophony wrote:

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
So, uh... what the heck are those yellow rings?

Some sort of base addition just in case you and your opponent have similarly painted teams. I guess they could also help show which models have advancements in not matching games to make it easier for your opponent.

Somebody really runs into that issue? I find that even if I use similar paint scheme painting styles are always so different that I can always spot my models from others.

Maybe it becomes more of issue with higher level painters?

Still not that it's bad idea as such. I would use it to separate identical pose guys though. "The one with yellow ring is my ace blizer"

tneva82 wrote:

 Theophony wrote:

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
So, uh... what the heck are those yellow rings?

Some sort of base addition just in case you and your opponent have similarly painted teams. I guess they could also help show which models have advancements in not matching games to make it easier for your opponent.

Somebody really runs into that issue? I find that even if I use similar paint scheme painting styles are always so different that I can always spot my models from others.

Maybe it becomes more of issue with higher level painters?

Still not that it's bad idea as such. I would use it to separate identical pose guys though. "The one with yellow ring is my ace blizer"

I’ve run into it with my Orcs. Orcs wearing red armor...who knew it would be a common theme . But also people starting off with unpainted teams would wind up in a similar position. Our old league 10+ years ago we had 6-7 people start up and bought their own sets. They played a few games befor painting up the teams they got, so bare plastic versus bare plastic. But most likely they are used for the advanced players.

Are the team specific cards able to be used by other teams? The rules as our league understands them has both players drawing from the same deck(s) of cards at the beginning of the game. If a human coach draws an elf card, do they use it as normal?

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Could also be used for statuses, like down or stunned? I understand that a bunch of folk have wanted those as an alternative to knocking over their nicely painted models…

Yes so very much!

No fun re-painting an entire team's noses after a tournament.

Baxx wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Could also be used for statuses, like down or stunned? I understand that a bunch of folk have wanted those as an alternative to knocking over their nicely painted models…

Yes so very much!

No fun re-painting an entire team's noses after a tournament.

I don't think it's a great option though because it involves more handling of the model; you have to pick the model up and fit the band around it. With the tiny attachment points of the FW resin Skaven models I'd be more worried about snapping the bastards off their base while trying to put a band around them.

If you're trying to reduce potential model damage I think the best way is with some sort of U shaped counter that fits around the base without having to actually pick up the model.

Personally I bought a neoprene pitch to save my paint jobs. This makes the most sense to me and I'm surprised GW haven't invested more in making more neoprene pitches, instead they're just going hard on the cardboard ones which are more likely to damage models and also more likely to get damaged themselves (I've barely used my cardboard BB pitch and the paint is already wearing off on the fold lines).

When you say it like that and think about the FW resin and Skaven... no way to use rubber! You're absolutely right. Those things break just if you look at them for too long.

Is the FW resin that bad?

Chikout wrote:
The next team will be 'surprising'.

Fishmen

 bound for glory wrote:
Is the FW resin that bad?

It's not terrible resin compared to other resin. More delicate than plastic though, which is compounded by the fact many of the FW BB models are standing on the toes of 1 foot.

Yes, no problem with resin or FW in itself. But it's a combination of thin tails and tiny joints more than material. Plastic skaven break easily too.

 TBD wrote:

Chikout wrote:
The next team will be 'surprising'.

Fishmen

They’ll dedicate resources to the halfling team instead of doing chaos, nurgle, Norse, dark elf or other competitive. (Chaos Dwarf please). It could work if there’s a tree an on the sprue.